Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships was 12.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Sri Lanka, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Sri Lanka is 12.27 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.57 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 2007.
That places Sri Lanka 32nd out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.40 million | — |
| 2007 | 2.45 million | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 3.22 million | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 6.32 million | +96.3% |
| 2010 | 7.84 million | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 10.02 million | +27.8% |
| 2012 | 10.31 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 11.11 million | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 10.41 million | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 10.03 million | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 7.25 million | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 6.56 million | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 7.49 million | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 9.33 million | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 10.06 million | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 6.12 million | -39.2% |
| 2022 | 10.03 million | +63.8% |
| 2023 | 12.57 million | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 12.27 million | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.85 million | 2.45 million | 6.32 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.04 million | 6.56 million | 11.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.21 million | 6.12 million | 12.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Sri Lanka?
- Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships in Sri Lanka was 12.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 12.57 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2007.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships, constant US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release